Anyone Know any Good Toronto Movers?

Weird that i’m following up after J….worked together for a couple years.

I’ve got a recommendation. Tender Touch. A few friends have moved with them before. Good if you don’t want anything broken and they put down sheets & runners to protect everything. Possibly not the speediest, but they do a good work.

Blaine http://www.blainekendall.com

One thing to be wary of is movers that charge by the square footage. Apparently there’s a scam going around where they will quote one price, then when everything is on the truck, charge something much, much higher. With a weight-based quote, they have to supply proof that your goods are X weight, making it harder to swindle you.

That’s true in the US, but Canadian laws differ.

Oh, and Tippet-Richardson, named earlier on, are Allied agents as well – at least in Montreal.

Tom Trucker – Excellent service, great prices, highly recommended. You can find them in the phone book.

Check out http://www.movingscam.com/ They have a ton of good information on how NOT to get scammed when moving

Jack

Someone’s already noted it, but Yellow Movers and Storage is evil. They wrecked some of my furniture and overcharged by about $300. When I asked the head guy about this, he threatened to bill me for more and screw up my credit rating if I didn’t pay. It’s hard to believe these criminals are allowed to do business in Canada.

Avoid D. Armstrong Moving and Storage – particularly if you are doing cross border moves. This company provided us with incomplete critical customs forms which resulted in our goods being turned back at the border. They did not take any accountability for their error – they continued to change the cost of our move – and the costs are still escalating

El Cheapo Movers is a local Toronto company on Moveit.ca’s pre-screened list. They have no bureau complaints, and they give discounts to seniors, students, and non-profits.

I second the Yellow Movers rant. They are the worst crooks ever. They sat on my porch, on my chairs, refusing to unload the rest of our furniture until we paid them double the estimate, because “we didn’t know you had stairs”. When we refused they loaded the chairs they were sitting on back on to the truck and took off. After calling the police, filing reports and ongoing disputes, we finally received our things 2 days later. They still didn’t move it upstairs but left it on the front porch. I am considering litigation, if anyone would consider going in with us on a civil suit, please contact me.

Avoid movers with Eastern European/ Russian accents. Not wanting to be prejudice, in my reasearch i have heard nothing but problems with thes etype of movers.

Names to avoid Magnum Moving who I believe closed up shop and and changed there name to Empire moving.

Unfortunately these types of movers are basically out to rip you off. Like everything in life…YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

It’s not worth the extra few dollars , that usually is just a bait and switch for these guys any way. Your lifess possesions are worth more than dealling with these types.

Stay away from ABC Movers. They took a massive chip out of a $$$ cabinet. The movers appeared to be out on a day pass and when they weren’t slamming our furniture around, they were squabbling amongst themselves. I booked weeks in advance and they had no record of my booking the day of the move. Scary.

i was about to go with them. Thank god i found this site. I’m canceling my deal with them, before i get in a terrible situation.

Does anyone know if $200 is enough for me to move from a North York bachelor apartment to a Downtown single & small room? I got this flyer : bestwaytomove.com – 416-999-6683. Is this company good? any exprience and thought would be greatly appreciated.

Atlas Moving(www.atlasmoving.ca) moved my household goods into my storage unit in July. They did not unload until they charged me more than the estimate by double, and charged me in full for unloading when it only took 45 minutes to unload into the storage unit.
In September, I tried to find some things and discovered that the furniture and boxes had been put into storage in such a way that there was damage to my furniture, broken dishes, and I couldn’t find what I was looking for.
They refuse to acknowledge the damage, have refused to pay for any damages done to my items. Avoid this company, they also Eastern Europeans/Russians.

In reply to the overcharge and wrecked furniture, for local moves we charge per hour plus 1 hour travel time. For long distance, we charge per pound. Now depending on how many hours it took to load and unload or how many pounds your items came to would determine how much you pay. If during a move we damage furniture we have a company that we send to repair those damages. If you have any other complaints please feel free to call our office and ask for the complaints administrator and she’d be more than happy to help you.

-Complaints Administrator of Yellow Moving and Storage

In reply to the overcharge and wrecked furniture, for local moves we charge per hour plus 1 hour travel time. For long distance, we charge per pound. Now depending on how many hours it took to load and unload or how many pounds your items came to would determine how much you pay. If during a move we damage furniture we have a company that we send to repair those damages. If you have any other complaints please feel free to call our office and ask for the complaints administrator and she’d be more than happy to help you.

-Complaints Administrator for Yellow Self Storage

hey guys, just came across this post about movers in Toronto and noticed our company name mentioned. Could you please send us more info about the move completed for you in December to feedback@imovecanada.com We’ve encountered some legal issues with another mover operating under imove solutions and had them forfeit the name as iMove(imove canada) trademark belongs to iMove World Group. That company has switched its name to Century Moving since and has also caused some confusion with BBB. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Looking for a good mover at a good price call the cheaper mover 4162472300 I have overlooked your concerns and assure you we don’t qualify for the bad books.

We are insured and almost solely survive of referrals.

I don’t like to point fingers but the bad movers are making a bad name for all of us.

Cheaper mover bad list

1.yellow movers RE: don’t listen to there crap they are scammers and there storage has mice. We pull stuff out of their storage for customers who have been cheated.

2.Honest boys movers. RE: now out of business. Thank god. (not so honest)

3. Two small men with big harts. RE:I do not down the whole organization but I have herd substantial complaints about pricing, changing of price, and unwilling workers. I am going in order of complaints herd but you got to consider they are the largest local movers in Canada. I have also herd good things. I guess it depends on the guys you get.

4. VJ movers. RE: famous price changers.

5. Reliable mover- in Scarborough . RE: stay away from these losers. I’ll keep it simple, JUST NOT RELIABLE in any way.

CHEAPER MOVER GOOD BOOKS

1. EL CHEAPO. RE: they my be our direct competition in service and price, but what can I say, they have a good rep. their service may be a bit better then ours but we have larger trucks.

2. Tippet and Richardson RE: you want it done right and price is no option call them.

3. HUDSON MOVERS RE: I’ve personally seen seen these guys in action and was very impressed. They are on the upscale of price but you must pay for professionalism.

4. again I must tip my hat to el cheapo. You guys bring excellence to use movers.

Administration THE CHEAPER MOVER

I strongly advise not using “Adrian The Mover”. I hired them to load a rental truck. They were nearly two hours late, creating serious problems for me; they scratched and damaged several pieces of good furniture; a new coil of rope provided to secure the load was taken but I discovered later it was not used and nowhere to be found; and they insisted on being paid in cash, which I was not told of ahead of time nor was I prepared to do so (that created further delays for me). All in all, my opinion is that they are unreliable, dishonest and totally uncaring.

Imove Canada and Imove Solutions are one and the same company owned by Auburn & Crown Moving. Please check the Better Business Bureau for multiple complaints against this company.

The first time my husband and I moved we also chose based on price. However, our moving company ended up holding our stuff hostage for more money. It was horrible! We even had to get the cops involved. Anyway, this time around we ended going with a more expensive mover. I found them on some site called http://www.movingcompanies.tv they seemed to be pretty good. At least they did not hold our stuff hostage! That’s always a good thing. Overall moving companies are a pain to deal with!

Sarah

I had Atlas move me at the end of November. I had used moveit.ca and got a bunch of quotes from different companies prior to making the decision. After talking to Linda at Atlas, she told me that the cost would be $59 per hour (with a travel time of 1 hour added on top) plus a 5% fuel surcharge for 2 movers and a truck. Since my budget for this move was just $250 and the move wasn’t that huge I figured that this could work. I specifically mentioned to her that both my old and new places were on the 2nd floor and I asked her if there were any additional charges and she said no.

On moving day the movers arrived on time and refused to work until I signed a blank credit card receipt and sign a contract. Since at that point I didn’t really have any other moving options I did it. The movers worked at reasonable pace, didn’t break anything and didn’t overcharge me for the 3.5 hours it took them to finish. 4.5 hours total times $59 plus a 5% fuel surcharge and tax should be about $315 then, right? Well, my bill was $500. There was a $80 stairs charge, $15 materials (all they used was some shrink wrap for couches) charge and a $39 DDF charge on my bill. I asked the driver what DDF was and all he said was “it’s a tax, like GST”. I told them that these extra charges were unfair and they told me to call the office if I wanted to dispute it.

When calling the office I had to deal with this guy named Alex. This guy was brutal. The first time I called him I explained my situation but he had to leave and insisted he’d call me back and we’d resolve it. He never called. So I called him back (it took more than a couple trys to get him to answer) and argued with him for about an hour. I told him how I’d specifically asked about additional charges and was told there were none. I told him there was no mention of the additional charges in the email quote or on their website. He would hear none of it. It was very frustrating. In the end, he said that I agreed to all of those charges by signing the contract that morning. He also said that he’d send me an electronic contract and call me and we’d discuss the situation later. He never did and I just cut my losses. But I’ll never use them again and I highly recommend against anyone else using them either.

Avoid “Desi Movers” as well. They cost me about $200 more than what I was originally quoted because of all the extras that got added to the bill. Then, to top it off one of the movers accidentally picked up my jacket on his way out. After stringing me along all day saying they would return it as soon as they finished their next job, they eventually refused to bring it back… they forced me to borrow a car and drive all the way out to scarborough to get it.

We are taking Yellow Movers to court this month for overcharging, damaging our belongings and for threatening to sell everything unless we coughed up the extra money. If you would like to be a witness for us, we would do the same for you.

Take this tip — avoid, at all cost, a company called ‘Best Price Movers’. They were absolutely heinous. The showed up for my move 6.5 hours late. They kept me on a string, jerking me around all day. Their customer service was horrible. They promised to have a ‘manager’ call me to discuss what happened but they never did. I called them again and got more runaround.
Honestly, the moving business seems to be an ungoverned ‘Wild West’ of really disparate companies, some legit, some less so. It seems like many of them get away with murder, holding your possessions as temporary ransom.
If you look on the web you will find complaints about ‘Best Price Mvers’. (They are also known as the ‘Russion-guy-in-your-voicemail spammers)
Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

I suspect the previous post is by Yellow movers themselves. Don’t be fooled by the change of name! Yellow movers and Can-American van lines are MOST CERTAINLY the same group of people. I suspect they made the name change to escape bad publicity… But they’ll soon get more under the new name.

I agree with you 100%. They tried ripping me off during my move. I ended up calling the police on them, since they refused to open the truck and return my stuff back to me unless we pay them approx $300 more than what they originally had quoted us.

The worst moving experience of my life.

I agree. The above posts have to be from Canamerican!

I used Canamerican to move some stuff into storage to sell my home. They didn’t wear foot protection and tramped dirt on my brand new carpet. They took less than 2 hours to load my stuff up but charged me 5 hours for the move (the girl at the storage said they showed up 1.5 hrs after they left me home which is 5 minutes away!). Once they had all my stuff in the truck they pointed out the ‘tip’ area and told me they wanted me to write a reference for them (which is blackmail!). They made me sign to say everything had arrived in storage undamaged before they had even left my house. What was I supposed to do say ‘no put it all back’.

The worst was that when I arrived to sign for the storage unit they had bumped me up 2 sizes because ‘the fridge wouldn’t fit through the door’. This is a load of crap because it went out my front door and my front door isn’t THAT big!

I also put a $100 deposit on the move and then couldn’t provide the card to take an imprint on moving day (I had lost it and was awaiting a replacement). They said I would have to pay in full on another card and then get a refund of the $100. I have called about ever other day since. I have been told the refund will be ‘processed immediately’. This was over a month ago.

I was also told I would get 30 days free storage but I have a feeling I will not see that either. As a result I have cancelled the rest of the move with them and am in the process of rebooking with someone else.

I estimate the entire thing cost me about $400 more than was agreed on and I could have hired a much better company for that money.

Don’t believe a word when they say ‘oh we’ll fix it just contact us’. They will tell you they will fix it (every single time you call) but they won’t do a thing!

March 23rd, 2006

“iMove Canada”, your Burlington movers are running a scam by making one arrangement then increasing the price exponentially. Two movers just intimidated my friend into doing this as she was scared for her 6 year old son and her own safety!! iMove will not get away with this.

Anyone use Emerald Movers? Moving lcally and of course finding a good mover is always a huge pain. Tippet Richardson was so rude on the phone and had a $75 fuel charge for 1okm. Emerald forwarded me a website with what looks like a bunch of fake reviews talking them up.

XPress Movers Toronto (http://www.xpress-movers.com)

If you are considering using XPress Movers of Toronto, I offer this description of my move with them for your consideration.

About six months ago I had had a bad experience with a moving company that was pretty cheap, being 6 hours late.

Now that I was moving apartments I decided that I was going to do my research on companies before using them.

I have heard a lot of good word of mouth about Tom Trucker, and had used them in the past, so they were my first choice. I booked with them for the 1st.

My landlord surprised me saying I needed to move on the 31st. I found this out about 2 weeks prior to the move.

Tom Trucker was booked up for that date, so I had to scramble to find another mover.

I called and spoke with a few, but I ended up deciding to go with XPress Movers, mainly because I liked what the website had to say about their service and philosophy. The founder of the company, Linda Mizrahi, relays on the website her own past frustration with the service of cheap moving companies, and states: “It’s when the whole company works as a team that it all comes together. At the end of the day, everyone has to be proud of what they’re doing. I think ultimately that’s the strength of our company.” Seemed reputable to me.

They claimed to be a word-of-mouth based business, priced a tier above the cheap (and questionable) moving companies. They promised an in-home inspection prior to the move. To top it all off, they promise a gift valued at $200 for anyone who moves with them. The positioning on the website seemed legit so I decided to give them a try.

When I spoke with them, I was told they cost $75/hr which I was fine with, as that’s what Tom Trucker costs and they provide a legitimate, fast service. I asked specifically if there were any extra or hidden charges that I should know about, as I wanted no surprises. I was reassured that they have a completely above-board approach and that the only requirement/stipulation that I needed to know about was the 4/hr minimum charge. This sounded ok with me.

I mentioned to them that I was moving a small 1 bedroom + den about a 5-minute drive away. A very small, local move. I guessed it would take maybe 3 to 3.5 hours total.

I asked them to be there at 10:45 as I had the elevator booked for 11 am in my building.

They called the day before, which reassured me, and said they would be there at 10:30. I was ok with this as I figured we could get things moving a bit earlier.

They were on time at 10:30. We did have a 15 minute delay involving where to park the truck in relation to the building.

I had 3 people including myself, plus the 2 movers. I had bought a dolly, and had packed everything into easily moveable and stackable plastic bins.

My brother and I had already worked up a sweat moving 15 large bins down to the lobby before before the movers had lifted a finger. At that point, my apartment was almost half empty.

When the 2 movers came up to my apartment and saw what little there was to move they were visibly happy. Then it became apparent that they were planning to move me an hour away. I told them they had incorrect info and that we were going just a few minutes down the street. I guess this meant they had quite a bit more time then they thought before their next appointment.

I was then presented with a liability contract. It stated a rate of $85/hr, not the $75/hr that I had been verbally quoted. With little choice, and knowing that it was a tiny local move that would take around 3 hours, I decided to look past it and keep going.

I had a gung-ho attitude as I wanted to move things along as quickly as possible. Over the course of the next hour, my 2 friends and I slogged our guts out moving everything else into the hall, then down the elevator, then to the truck.

The 2 movers spent 80% of their time on the truck together, packing and arranging, while we slogged out guts out doing the actual moving, using their dollies, and mine.

As the move went on we were all looking at each other wondering how it was that I was spending all this money, and we were doing all the heavy work. As they saw we were willing to bear the brunt of it, they seemed happy to sit back. This concerned me, but I was more concerned that the move would crawl to a snail’s pace if we slowed down, so we kept going.

They did wrap my couch and some two special pieces of furniture in cellophane, and moved those items.

I was informed by the main mover that normally because of insurance, they don’t let clients on the actual truck, but that since we seemed like nice people, he would allow it. I thought it was funny that he was trying to convince me that he was doing us a favour by letting us do more of their work for them.

Once we finally had everything on the truck it had taken almost 2 hours. It would have been less if they expended half the energy we were expending. But, I figured that unloading would take less time and that my estimate of about 3.5 hours was about right.

At this point, the Xpress mover informed me that he could not proceed without a ‘deposit’ of $300 cash only. I informed him that no one had told me about the cash deposit requirement, and that he had all my earthy possessions on his truck as collateral. He said it was company policy. That was news to me. I needed to keep the move going, so I gave him $300 cash with no receipt.

Off we went.

About 10 minutes later we arrived at my new apartment.

We started working. I noticed that both movers were a little ‘slow’ in their efforts. My friends and I immediately started sweating again, stacking and moving heavy items. I would describe their pace as languid. The slower they were, the harder we worked as we didn’t want the move to drag on.

We had been there for about 40 minutes working up a huge sweat while they moped around, letting us bear the brunt of it. (At one point we were on the truck, my two friends and I, picking up heavy bins while the second mover looked around and then bent down and picked up 2 table legs. My 100lb girlfriend was picking up a heavy box while he did this).

We were exhausted.

The main mover approached me in the house. He said it was time to settle up the move before it was over. He told me I owed an additional $285 bring it to a grand total of $585 for a tiny local move for which we did most of the work.

I felt the colour drain out of my face.

He still had my couch and some other pieces of furniture on the truck.

He took me out to the truck and got a calculator. He was charging me from 9am, and not the 11:45am, that I requested, or the 10:30am that I got. He said it took them an hour and a half to get to me from where they were and that I had to pay for it. This came as a complete shock.

If I did not pay, they would not continue. This felt like blackmail. I felt sick and just wanted my move to be over. I was not happy about it but went off to find a bank machine. I felt sick as I drove around looking for one. I was in shock that I was being forced to pay almost $600 for a small local move, in which myself and my friends had done most of the work.

10 minutes later, on my way back. My cellphone rang. It was my brother, who said that while I was gone, as they continued to work, the movers stood on the truck folding blankets.

When I came back and confronted them about this, they were indignant. I asked why, when I was being forced to pay such a ridiculous sum, they would have the audacity to fold blankets in preparation for their next job, while my friends continued working. He said I had to pay for it, and that was it.

As they slid my couch in through the back, a moment occurred that will stay forever burned in my mind as a classic moving fiasco scene —

When the couch was halfway in, they stopped and demanded the extra $285 cash.

Absolutely shameless.

My grand total for a small 1 bedroom, 5-minute local move, now stood at $585, with no receipt.

I gave them the money. They got the couch in. Then they asked if I need anything else. I pointed out that many of my things were still outside the apartment and needed to be inside. Grudgingly they did that.

When they left, the mover told me I was lucky. He said that many movers break and steal things and that I was lucky.

And that was my experience with XPress Movers.

They have since refused to return phone calls.

All you savvy internet researchers, who Google companies to find out about them as I did, now have a first person account of a moving with XPress Movers.

You can make up your own mind about it.

This posting is what they call KARMA. Good old business karma. This is what goes around, coming right back around.

Oh, and in case you were wondering — there was — of course — no $200 gift as they promise on their website.

Beware.

El Cheapo are the best in town. Sounds like the lady above may have been confused with another company or maybe just happened to be the ONE where it’s gone wrong. I used them last week they were marvelous. The british guy in the office was very easy to talk to and made the whole thing very clear from start to finish. On time,swift,competitive,and made the move as seemless as possible. ***** 5 STARS

The Better Business Bureau has a listing for iMove Solutions, with an unsatisfactory record; they have the same phone number as on the “iMove Canada” website – and you’re NOT the same company???

You respond to the message above your’s. What concludes that the message was written by a woman? I suspect that you probably work for the company and are only trying to save face for them. If I am the ONLY case in which the move did go wrong, you’d think that they would take the opportunity to make the wrong a right! I’m sure once Silverman Helps obtains my documentation, they will agree that El Cheapo is the worst mover in town!

I booked a move with El Cheapo movers on recommendation from a friend who used them a few years ago. BIG MISTAKE.

They advised me that they would show up in a two hour window. One hour after they were supposed to show up I got a call from them – they told me they were running late but not to worry, they would get to me.

THEY NEVER DID! I kept calling their number every half hour to get an update. Nobody answered the phone so I simply kept leaving messages.

The hours kept passing by and I didn’t receive a call and the movers never showed up. In fact, I never heard from them again. At about 10:00 p.m. on a Saturday night I gave up on them.

They really screwed up my move.

To add insult to injury, I phoned the company on Monday to complain. A nice sounding woman answered the phone and assured me that someone would return my call shortly. This never happened, despite several callbacks on my part.

Obviously El Cheapo’s business model is to schedule as many moves as possible and only get to a few of the jobs.

I’m looking for a Toronto mover and want to hear something good about someone.

So far front runners are Toronto Movers, Emerald Movers and Tom Trucker. Anyone have some personal expereince with these guys, especially Emerald or Toronto movers?

Please feel free to email me at g_kirwan@rogers.com or post on this page.

Thanks again. -Geoff.

That’s funny – I had a terrible experience with D. Armstrong and would warn others — DO NOT USE D. ARMSTRONG MOVING !!! In short, their sales persons lied to us, gave us a really low estimate (our final shipment was 50% higher than expected), and then overcharged us for what was shipped. We were charged $4775, when we should have gone with reputable competitors for $1000-$1500 less than that. They were very nice until they picked up our goods, after which the sales persons would be rude to us — swearing and yelling over the phone. What a nightmare it was! Sounds like you were very lucky in your experience with them.

Here’s the full story:

In February 2007, my wife and I scheduled a move from Toronto to Calgary with D. Armstrong Movers. We scheduled our move at the last minute, and thus were only dealing over the phone with Armstrong’s sales people. I had described all of our items to be moved in detail and was given an estimate of 2000 lbs and $3100 for ALL packing to be done by Armstrong. Although we had asked for the estimate in writing by email, it was never sent to us.

When we received our bill, it was for a move of 3200 lbs and $5006. Not only was the estimated weight very far off, but we were also charged a “small shipment” (less than 2500 lbs) fee of $350 and we were charged at the same rate for 3200 lbs as for 2000 lbs, contrary to the sales person’s description of a “sliding scale” and our higher weight shipped. As well, we expected to save some money as we had packed most of our items ourselves. After a lot of arguing, the movers reduced the small shipment fee by $230.

The movers refused to release our items to us unless we paid them the amount in full. Not believing the movers’ weighing, I watched them re-weigh our items and they ended up being 220 lbs less than the original weighing – we are still waiting for this amount to be refunded.

Competitive estimates that we have since received (from reputable companies), based on what we actually shipped, are about $1000 to $1500 less than what we paid. Thus, not only were we induced by the low estimate, but we were also overcharged significantly on our final bill. We tried several times to come to an agreement with the movers, but they have taken a hard-line stance of not caring about us, the customer – they have their money earned through lying and deceit, and that is all they seem to care about. In addition, D. Armstrong’s sales people were very rude to me and my wife, often yelling over the phone and swearing at us.

I hope that others will hear our story and avoid using D Armstrong Movers for their moving needs, as it truly was a nightmare of an experience for us.

The Emerald Moving & Storage Inc. reviews on homestars.ca are completely legitimate and submitted by customers who have used our services. It would be difficult to get 1 fake review by homestars.ca Never mind 20+ and rising. Once we complete a move we send our customers an email asking them to review our services on homestars. Many of them do! We get a high get a high rating because the service we provide is exceptional.

http://www.emeraldmovers.ca

http://www.homestars.ca/Emerald_Moving_and_Storage-C4132-listing_reviews.aspx

I had used Adam Van Line to move our 2 bedroom apartment in to a house. They were on top of things and gave me and my belongings the appropriate attention. The employees of Adam Van Line were great. They were honest, hard working, affordable and time efficient. ya, i really would recommend adam van line for moving. i think they do delivery too. i hope i helped you with your question

i booked with some company called elizabith movers and talk to a girl said was $45/hr no hidden cost but when they showed up thet had one dolly and 5 blankets to put on my furniture. on the top they start telling me that we have to pay for stairs and insurance extra on the top of hourly rate so we were stuck we told them to go ahead but when they start moving , i had to tell them to leave they were disaster breaking everythging. avoid elizabith movers, i found out after that comfertable movers and elizabith movers are same comfertable movers and elizabith movers are scammeravoid them do not call them

Don’t use Tippet Richards in Vancouver, they are slow, break things, unreliable, certainly NOT the careful movers.

DO NOT us Two Small Men With Big Hearts Moving Company. They showed up on the scheduled date at 5pm and refused to do the job.

I agree. Desi Movers company should be avoided at all costs. Our experience was even worse. We packed up one cube van and unloaded at the new address at 11 p.m. and agreed with the two men to return at our old address at 8 a.m. the next day so we could load the remaining contents before the new owners moved in. I paid them for the entire job, including the next day…which was a mistake. They never showed and after repeated calls and messages to Jason went unanswered he finally picked up the phone and told us he did not agree to moving the remainder of the contents, even though they took our money. I threatened to call the police and he said go ahead and hung up.

Avoid them at all costs.

I would like to add a positive review to this thread… We just moved to a new (to us) house in HighParkdale and we used Dino’s Movers. The service was careful and they didn’t break or damage a single thing. The price was reasonable (we used 4 guys and the big truck) and they were polite and engaged in what they were doing. My brother and his wife also used them a couple of months before us, leading to our using them because of the positive experience they had as well. 416-255-1200.

If we have problems with a moving company, like they never delivered the stuff even after a couple of months, what can we do? Is there any legal recourse we can take? Can we as consumers lodge complaints, alleviate it to appropriate authorities, go to court etc. What can we do to recover costs? Usually does the home insurance cover it or do we have to sue the moving company? Thanks.

Very useful thread. I used it to select a company when I moved a couple of days ago, and it worked out great. I used Tom Trucker. They were affordable, flexible, reliable, friendly and respectful of goods and property.
I had booked a 25′ van, but they called a couple of days before the move and said they didn’t have one available. Offered me two 16′ vans and four guys rather than three for a slight increase in cost. They ended up sending five guys for the same price. Showed up right on schedule, worked hard, blanketed and shrink-wrapped everything that needed it, wore shoe protectors inside the house, asked all the right questions on loading and unloading. Highly recommended.

We are planning on suing Desi Movers after they really screwed us around and left us paying double the original quote and having to move 80% of our stuff ourselves. Email me if you’ve also had a bad experience at fhashemi64@gmail.com

I had the displeasure of hiring Desi Movers this past weekend.

What a disaster!

I had called a company named DYNAMIC Movers for my move this past weekend, and instead, a company called DESI movers showed up.

They were 1 hour late, and the owner had the audacity to tell me that it didn’t matter that they were going to be late because it was a holiday (Easter Weekend) … however, I had to book the elevator at both places and had a limited time frame.

After they loaded my goods and locked the truck, they then told me that I had to pay a $150 deposit that was not discussed beforehand.

They wouldn’t move without the money … I called the owner and he confirmed that I had to give this amount or else they wouldn’t move.

I paid, and told them to follow me to the destination.

They said “No, we are going to get some food.”

I said, “Well, my time is worth something, so you better get there soon, as I have the elevator booked only until noon.”

They didn’t show up until after 1 p.m. (1 hour and 45 minutes later!)

Then, they wouldn’t unpack my goods until I paid $471.50 … all this after they had only worked 1 hour and 10 minutes to load my goods into the truck!

We argued until we agreed that they could just unload my goods into the lobby …

I was scammed BAD!

AVOID DESI or DYNAMIC MOVERS AT ALL COSTS!

Desi Movers– Avoid like the plague

Absolute horrendous. Can’t believe that something like this happened. DO NOT ENGAGE DESI MOVERS> THEY are big scam artists.
Over charge like crazy and dont complete the job. If you go through the above posts, they have a bunch of inefficient movers, they overcharge and dont complete the job. I contracted to pay at $44. eventually paid $ 180/hr. the movers are rude and dont work. If somework would take 1 hour, they would take 4 hours.

Learn from our experiences, dont take desi movers. Even if they offer their services for free.

Movers in toronto gta movers.R&K Transmove (moving& storage) ,what can i say these guys are just great,affordable movers,careful moving company in toronto 647 989 6683.Best choice,also some good companies are Toronto Movers,Pods moving & storage and Miracle movers.

Hi everyone, my name is Matt. I’ve spent a good 30 mins reading through most of your posts and its terrible to hear all these horror stories from your previous moves. But I just want to let you know there are alternatives. Usually the saying goes “you get what you pay for” in this business its true to some extent. Next time you book a mover make sure you do a little research in http://www.google.ca to see what kind of reputation they have also take a look at http://www.homestars.com to see how these companies are rated.
Also, make sure they send you a confirmation with details on pricing and other charges so that way you have somthing tangible as proof to what you agreed on.

If you have any moving concerns please feel free to contact me aswell if you have any questions.
416 286 3422

Wishing you the best of luck with your next move!

Serving the greater toronto area for 26 years.
http://www.francismovers.com

I just moved to a town house in Etobicoke from a condo in scarburough and I hired two small men with big hearts. Excellent services, on time and fast.

5 stars

416 773 0300

NEVER use LOGAN MOVERS (L&G) .
We moved with them recently in Toronto. The whole story sounds painfully similar to many of the above – a shameless never-going-to-be-kept promise of competitive hourly rate, no hidden cost, free moving supplies, excellent service, etc, etc.
And then:
– arriving an hour and a half late (despite it being their first move of the day)
– the signature to confirm starting time turns out to be signing a rip-off contract with conditions nobody in sound mind would agree
– taking more than 3 hours to load the truck with all the stuff (1bdrm) already waiting next to it, except a few heavy things
– holding all our stuff on the truck demanding us to pay a ridiculous amount of money coming from their ‘estimate’ – more than $500 for a half-a-block-away move after my husband and I did most of the job (except the heaviest furniture)
– a guy at the ‘office’ with no address swearing at us and threatening to take all our things to their storage if we don’t pay within 10 min.

It actually is very well organized money squeezing that happens (as I know now thanks to the postings) every day with so many people. I just can’t believe they can get away with such things here in Canada.
Is there a way to have the companies responsible? Why aren’t such practices illegal? – It doesn’t look like police is very helpful here, so there must be a lack of regulation in the field that definitely needs some.
Would Consumer Protection Agency be a choice? – they didn’t sound very enthusiastic during my first conversation with them, though.
Would writing to MP raise awareness about the issue and a need to do something about it?
I’d appreciate any advice or suggestion.

Yellow Self Storage and Can American Van Line are one and the same and still wrecking furniture all over the GTA. I’m trying to find the names of the owners so that I can sue them. If anyone know the owners, please post here. Is the company ran by the mafia? I wonder because they act like if they are untouchable.

Briefly, the locker where I had all my furniture stored was flooded by a leak on their roof. My locker and several in that location were flooded. No one called us. I happened to go to retrieve something otherwise I would have never known. Because they didn’t call, I wasn’t able to save my furniture on time and I have over $8000 in damages (mouldy furniture).

I called them several times and every time the reception stonewalled me; the manager didn’t returned my calls. I sent them a letter and I had proof that they had received it. When I was finally able to speak to the manager (accidentally the receptionist put me through), she lied to me saying that she never received it. I sent it again and never heard back from them.

My insurance company is obviously pushing me to get my money from them because they are saying that the problem was caused by a backed up stormed pipe on the roof. In any case whether I’m insured or not, I feel that Yellow is responsible because they should maintain their roof in good state of repair and they have been negligent in not calling me when the flood occurred. They also advertise clean and climate controlled storage NOT ‘leaky roof and 1 inch of water in your locker’ storage.

What I find unbelievable is that as I spoke to their receptionist about the flood she accidentally told me that not only the location my locker was in (Copeland) was flooded but another one as well. Just imagine how many poor people have gotten their stuff flooded and will never know until they move the stuff out because Yellow will never call them. If you have a locker there, please go check because when you’ll move they won’t admit to anything if it’s all dry.

I cannot believe that they are allowed to do business. I work in the interior design business and I worked for 20 years in television. I know a lot of people who need movers and storage. I’ll make sure that their name is mud.

Again, if any of you know the owners, please give me their names.

Thanks

Xpress Movers.
A huge scam. Estimator low-balled it. Van far too small so they needed two runs, blackmail with the furniture hostage until we paid. And they ruined some of our furniture.
Website says insured, salesman say insured, back of contract says “NO Insurance sucker”!
Do not use these people!

Is logan movers = L & G movers?

any other comments about either company?

Whatever you do don’t use express-movers.com These toronto based pirates underestimated, overcharged, damaged my furniture and basically held my good to hostage until I paid. DONT USE THEM. They don’t give a damn about complaints and apparently don’t seem to have any insurance.

I wished I had read this blog before hiring Triumph Moving Group http://www.triumphmovinggroup.com for my move from Toronto to New York.
If you go on their website, it will look like a nice and clean company that has offices everywhere in North America. Fact: the “group” is actually one guy, Dennis, who gives an incredibly poor service.

On D-Day, movers arrive of course 1 hour late..fair enough, that happens to even the big professional companies. One driver and 2 guys in a Penske rental truck, one of the guys with his face stamped in the window because he is…sleeping. That sounds good! The guys are from some European country and can barely speak any functional English. So they start bringing boxes down, one by one, down from a third floor, and amazingly slowly . I realize soon enough I’ll have to jump in and carry 2-3 boxes at a time if we wanna get out of there.
Then when it comes to our 3500$ leather couches, am I not surprised to see the 2 fools (who have no moving experience whatsoever) toss the pieces along a tight starewell without a single piece of blanket covering them. I call Dennis (because he’s the only one I can communicate with in English) who replies that “there is no point in putting blankets before the furniture gets to the truck”. Of course!! Why does any other professional company bother with doing that anyways? Bottom line, my couches are scratched, and of course I got other damaged stuff.

These clowns don’t even carry a drill. So when a door needs to be removed, not only you’re the one who needs to figure it out, but who also has to run to the hardware store to get a screwdriver and remove the door yourself while your lazy movers comment on women’s behinds on the street.

Arrived in NY, Mr. Dennis has decided that he only takes cash payment and no longer Visa as was agreed and signed in the contract. So the storage won’t release the goods unless I come up with a ridiculous cash amount I haven’t planned for because that’s what Dennis instructed them to do. Either me or the independent storage company can’t get a hold of Dennis, his phone lines are disconnected and he won’t return emails. The guy at the storage says Dennis owes him money. “Their” website claims “they” have an office in Brooklyn..when you get to the address provided, you find yourself in front of a grocery…
Triumph Moving Group (www.triumphmovinggroup.com) is a big fake, this company doesn’t even exist. The website fooled me in thinking I was dealing with real and experienced professionals. Just a case of gross missrepresentation I will report to consumer affairs…for whatever it’s worth. Please don’t get fooled yourself.

My recommendation is if you have the time, patience, proper help, etc, just learn to move by yourself. You’ll save money and worries at the only expense of being a bit sore the next day. Otherwise, thoroughly search for a well reputed and established company and just pay the price. You won’t regret it at the end. Whatever you do, don’t deal with Trimph Moving Group aka Dennis.

PS) He apparently operates also under Jazz Moving so beware.

GEORGE 647-894-6675 AND HIS ASSOCIATE, CARL – 416-939-0777 ARE SCAMMERS, RIP-OFF ARTIST.

BEWARE OF THEM! THEY WILL QUOTE YOU ONE PRICE AND ONCE THEY TAKE THE LOAD WILL DEMAND MORE MONEY OR THEY WILL NOT RELEASE YOUR PROPERTY.

NO DON’T CALL GEORGE 647-894-6675, G.M.C PICKING DELIVERIES, GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA or 4 CORNERS MOVERS IN GTA
– JORGEMONTES@LIVE.CA, GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA CARL 416-939-O777 AND GEORGE 647-894-6675!!!

GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA

CARL KARL 416-939-O777

4 CORNERS MOVERS IN GTA

GEORGE 647-894-6675

JORGEMONTES@LIVE.CA

GEORGE 647-894-6675

G.M.C PICKING DELIVERIES

http://www.gtamovingservices.com

SCAMMERS AVOID MOVERS – THEY ADVERTISED A LOT AROUND THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA), TORONTO, BRAMPTON, MISSISAUGA, SCARBOROUGH, MARKHAM, THORNHILL,YORK, OSHAWA, MAPLE, AURORA, AND NORTH YORK. *** AVOID!!! SCAMMERS! AVOID AT ALL COST!!!!! RIP OFFS MOVERS!!!!!***

THIS IS A SLANDEROUS AD, THIS NEVER HAPPENED AND WAS PUBLISHED BY OTHER MOVERS, LOL

gtamovers
Posted September 5, 2008 at 2:27 pm | Permalink
GEORGE 647-894-6675 AND HIS ASSOCIATE, CARL – 416-939-0777 ARE SCAMMERS, RIP-OFF ARTIST.

BEWARE OF THEM! THEY WILL QUOTE YOU ONE PRICE AND ONCE THEY TAKE THE LOAD WILL DEMAND MORE MONEY OR THEY WILL NOT RELEASE YOUR PROPERTY.

NO DON’T CALL GEORGE 647-894-6675, G.M.C PICKING DELIVERIES, GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA or 4 CORNERS MOVERS IN GTA
– JORGEMONTES@LIVE.CA, GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA CARL 416-939-O777 AND GEORGE 647-894-6675!!!

GTAMOVINGSERVICES@YAHOO.CA

CARL KARL 416-939-O777

4 CORNERS MOVERS IN GTA

GEORGE 647-894-6675

JORGEMONTES@LIVE.CA

GEORGE 647-894-6675

G.M.C PICKING DELIVERIES

http://www.gtamovingservices.com

SCAMMERS AVOID MOVERS – THEY ADVERTISED A LOT AROUND THE GREATER TORONTO AREA (GTA), TORONTO, BRAMPTON, MISSISAUGA, SCARBOROUGH, MARKHAM, THORNHILL,YORK, OSHAWA, MAPLE, AURORA, AND NORTH YORK. *** AVOID!!! SCAMMERS! AVOID AT ALL COST!!!!! RIP OFFS MOVERS!!!!!***

Its unfortunate so many of you have had a bad experience and thank you all for posting your comments. After reviewing the complaints I too did some research and I came across a company called No Problem Movers. I spoke on the phone with a very professional sales person whom was more so interested in understanding what my requirements were rather than low balling me to get the job. I visited their website and I was impressed, I was more so impressed when the sales rep visited my home to do an on-site estimate and this way I was able to put a face to the name.Their rates are reasonable, too some slightly higher, but they did my job(4 bedroom house) flawlessly as some of the big guys in the moving industry. I would strongly recommend No Problem Movers, as a matter of fact being a CEO for a large firm I also got them to do my office relocation and that too went flawlessly. They are my mover of choice.

i think we’re gonna have to run a PRstorm or crash this server, since the host does not bother answering his email and you can’t reply to SPECIFIC posts.

just some food for thought..

Has anyone heard or had an experience with alpha City Movers”? (acmovers.ca)?

Last week I hired a moving company called no problem movers, that was the problem! I was overcharged 230.00 had furniture damaged, they make you pay the overcharges while still having your stuff on the truck WARNING: I DO NOT RECCOMEND NO PROBLEM MOVER

Anyone have any experience with Moveworks?

Thanks

We went with Wild West Moving and Storage and were very pleased. We had three contacts who had also used them, they are a great small company. $95 for three men and a small truck (they did a couple trips since the move was not far). Also, there was no extra fees even though we moved on a Saturday at the end of the month.

Tippet Richardson (they contract for Allied with whom I have no problem with, the trucker and movers were great) overcharged me $4000 on my $8000 across Canada move. They never got back to me for weeks while I called their East and West coast offices. The moving agent who came into my home to estimat the weight of my goods was the most useless, he never did anything when it is his job to handle my move. Then after Mastercard got involved, they retracted the overcharge just before my payment was due. They even charged me the estimate and not the actual charge…I still await that rebate. Cheaper is usually never better

I read through this site before hiring a mover on the recomendations of a friend. Toronto Movers (also known as Joe The Mover).

I was quoted $85/hr, with 1 hour added as travel. This came with 2 guys and a 24 ft. truck. I later found out that they charge $65/hr if you move during the week.

They were supposed to be there for 9am this past Saturday. They showed up at 8:15am… and there were 4 guys… not 2.

They worked hard, and moved a large 2 bedroom apartment (2nd & 3rd floor, all stairs) into a 2 story house in 5 hours. They had no problem with my 51″ rear projection TV, or any other large pieces of furniture I had. All wooden furniture was either wrapped in plastic, or blankets. The truck was full. Nothing was damaged.

At the end of the job, I paid them for 5 hours of work, plus the 1 hour travel time: $510 plus tax. No hidden fees, no extra charges.

Well worth the money.

Toronto Movers: 416-652-6613

I moved 5 days ago ..I used MIRACLE MOVERS… They are BEST MOVERS in toronto. I’m verry glad after using their service. This is website of this company http://www.mmovers.ca

avoid L&G movers, logans moving and storage, or LG movers. They are the same guy, huge scam.

Where do I start.On feb 8th is when they came to move me out. It started with an ad that said “no hidden fee’s,no minimum hours , free storage, if we break it we pay for it, etc” . The people show up at my apt to move me out 3 hours late. They were dressed in grungy clothes and completley unprofessional, drinking beers while they worked constantly taking breaks.The manager said I was to get 10 free boxes and they would have all the moving supplies, would be with them, even cases for my clothes and dressers so nothing would get ruined. The guys tried to steal my appt’s big recycling box to store my stuff in because they had NO boxes or supplies with them at all. Then they charged me for the hours they were late. They wouldnt let me come to the site where my stuff was being held. Also the ad and the business card said “free storage” and the owner yelled at me and made me pay. They had my stuff so I was afraid not to because one of the workers said the boss dumps peoples stuff in random lakes and ditches if they do not pay.

When they came to move me in a different appt. on may. 12th, they were again, 3 hours late. They clearly did not manage their time well. They tried to charge me outrageous amounts again, saying it took them 6 hours to get there, and after they moved all of my stuff up I saw some things were missing. Suitcases with electronics in them, dishes, and even a table!That is theft. The boss refuses to talk to me or redeem me for any of my loses. Also, my dresser which was brand new, was beat to pieces, and looked terrible. They refused to give me my belongings unless I paid them so I was forced to, but things were missing. This business is conducted in the most unprofessional way I have ever seen. They destroyed my belongings and I am missing expensive, crucial things. On top of them being a bad business and not compensating me for everything that happened, they have stolen my property when they said it would be 100% secure.Also, they were trying to compensate me for ruining my dresser by giving me someone else’s dresser!

ALPHA MOVERS are the best!

I’ve used them three times in the past couple of years, and will call them again. They never broke anything, and the price was surprisingly low.

http://www.alphamovers.ca
416 704 3676

Lots of scams out there! I got scammed by Logan Movers, a.ka. L & G Movers, Preferred Movers, CMS and Complete Movers. I reported them to the Toronto Fraud Squad, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and the Better Business Bureau. Will not stick to their quote, are late, move slow, and then will refuse to unload your stuff until you pay their inflated rate. And I just found out that two of their “employees” were recently caught on camera stealing belongings out of a clients’ storage room. They were charged and will be arraigned June 9th. Also, watch out for a guy named “George” with a Newfie accent. He seems to front these “companies.” Another thing I’ve noticed – one guy showed up and said his name was “Alex” – I notice a lot of “Alex’s” fronting these companies. Check out the BBB website, Homestars, Yelp and Ziplocal before hiring. You can also check out the CMA (Canadian Movers Association) who can also recommend a mover.

DO NOT USE MIRACLE MOVERS!

I had booked Miracle Movers for a move last Saturday but they simply did not show up. I called the office and a man said that they would call the van to find out where they are and call me straight back. Needless to say, he did not call, nor did he answer the phone for the rest of the afternoon.

It was just lucky for me that the new tenants were not moving in for a couple of days, so I had time to rebook another moving company and elevator slot for the following day. If this had not been the case I dont know what I could have done.

So……… if you want to book a company that actually turns up………… DO NOT USE MIRACLE MOVERS!!!!

Do NOT use “Friendly Movers Inc”…they are absolutely terrible. We had booked them (2 weeks in advance of the move date) for our moving and were told they would call us back 2 days before the move date to re-confirm the booking. When I didn’t get any call back, I ended up calling them back. To my surprise, they had gone ahead and cancelled my reservation with them 1 day before the move!! And they didn’t even bother to tell me this!!

Apparently their reason for doing so was that they did not like the fact that we had asked questions such as whether they were bonded/insured, what the cancellation policy was, etc. What the heck?!?

Aren’t consumers expected to gather as much information as possible to ensure that they are getting what they pay for? What kind of company are these people running?

On the same note, I told the owner that I, as a consumer, had every right to inquire about the company before paying any money (especially since I’ve never heard about this company before), including investigating for feedback online…if you look around, there is nothing online about this company at all!! This was sketchy to begin with already…I guess I should have trusted me initial instincts.

Word to the wise…DON’T USE FRIENDLY MOVERS INC.!

p.s. I’ve now heard similar complaints from this company from others as well…not trustworthy or dependable…

To the poster of comment 41, is your name Andrea or Ann? Or Tom Trucker? I ask as you have the identical comment posted at the link below (yes I’ve read a lot of websites) under the name “Ann in Distillery District”. Guess I won’t be using Tom Trucker, as that is highly suspicious.

http://homestars.com/companies/227406-tom-trucker

IF YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR STUFF INTACT AND NOT STOLEN, i WOULD SUGGEST YOU MOVE YOU STUFF YOURSELF.

Do Not ever use Abroad Movers inc. These guys are fraud. I used them to move recently, when the agreed it was $42/hr minumum 3hrs, No other charges, no deposit and I am to pay at delivery at the destination in full after unloading;
There were 2hrs late to start with, they gave me a contract that just stated thier arrival time, how many ppl are there to move, the date, the location and destination, and their insurance obligation. But after putting my stuff in the truck they demanded $200, and if I dont pay they will not move the truck, I gave them the deposit as I needed to move that day and was already behind schedule. They also very very slow with their work!!!! So as protection for my stuff, I had a guy friend ride with them. On the way to my new home (which is only 20min away) they stopped for a 15min coffee break at Timmy’s. Finally when they arrived, they wouldn’t unload, they were doing the final bill. So when I questioned how do you know how long it going to take to unload they said they know it will take 4hrs. 4hrs!!! to unload 10boxes, a sofa and a bed…thats all I had….anyways they demanded I pay them for 2hrs for their travelling time, $1 for each step on my stair case (I got 15 in the new house) for each time they went up, in addition to the 7hrs work and GST and PST. I refused to pay them, I can’t afford to pay that much!! so they said they will drop everything in the main floor and leave but I still had to pay the rest, I still refused stating this was not part of my contract. When I argued they brought out another paper where they have written which had all these charges BUT it was not the paper I signed….when I asked where is the copy I signed they refused to give to me. So now they refused to give my stuff and until I paid them around $600; I ended up calling the cops, soon as they found out the police on their way, they basicly threw everything in my garage and left. When the police arrived I gave them the info and have filed a report with Consumer Report and Civil Court as well.

PLEASE DO NOT USE ABROAD MOVERS INC,….THEY ARE FRAUD AND THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE.

Before I tell you how good Agility Moving & Storage Ltd. employees are, I first would like to tell you how my last experience with movers was.
In 2007 I used a well known company “with Big Hearts”. They showed up over an hour late, they were rude (swearing at myself and my wife), they broke several pieces, and even stole from us.
After the experience we had with them we were very weary of using movers again. After calling several movers, we called Agility Moving & Storage. The sales rep we spoke with was John. He was very courteous and called us 3 days before our scheduled move to confirm. The team they sent showed up early and started promptly at 9 am. They were very careful and wrapped all my furniture. They moved me within my budget and when they unloaded the items into storage they worked carefully and fit it all in.
Agility moving and storage employees changed my thoughts of movers. I have since recommended them to all of my friends and will be calling them anytime I require a mover.

Their phone number is 416-654-5029

Ambrose from Toronto.

A friend used these Toronto movers and had very kind words about them. I also heard that AMJ Campell is a standard-setter, especially if money is not an issue.

Regardless of what we all recommend, you should do your homework by checking Google reviews, Homestars, talking to friends and so on to maker sure you don’t get a nightmare.

Good luck

I recently used A&M Moving Services and they did a pretty good job. They’re not the cheapest out there but considering I had no problems, i didn’t mind the $60 per hour I had to pay them. Apparently they’re a smaller company and the owners actually help with the job, so the guy (Andy I think was his name) did his best to make me happy – probably that’s why I’m recommending them. Here’s their site http://www.ammoving.ca

I did a bunch of reserch and found Agility Moving & Storage. Thank GOD I found these guys, they made moving my 3 bedroom a breeze!!

Our last movers hijacked our stuff until I paid the $500.00 on top of the bill. (2 small men I think was their name)

I half expected the same thing to happen again, but payment time came and there were no hassles.

They moved us in less time I figgured it would take, and talk about friendly workers. They always smiled and were polite to us, strangers, and each other.

The price they charge is far too little for the service that they provide.

We definatly recommend their services.

Their contact info is 416-654-5029

http://www.agilitymovingandstorage.ca

anyone ever used imperial movers? (based out of toronto).

Hi Jane I visited website but website does not show same address you typed http://www.RightMotion.com it goes to http://my.RightMotion.com I am not expert of internet but I do not want to go in wrong hands if someone else is using exactly same name or duplicate website, I was searching Ontario business listing it shows Right Motion Inc. but there is no website. Anyhow thanks I will try again to search Google to see what happen. Thanks anyhow

DO NOT USE MIRACLE MOVERS. Tthis was absolutely a horrendous experience from front to back. I cannot get into the full story because it would take me hours to type how much crap my husband and I had to go through on the day of our move, so here are the main points:

-after booking Miracle Movers I came across some negative reviews on here about them showing up late, or not showing up at all.. I started to get nervous so I called the company and asked to speak to the owner Eugene so he could put my mind at ease that none of this would happen. In speaking to Eugene he said not to worry and that the movers would show up on time with the right size truck between 8 and 9a.m. the next morning.

-The next day came and my worst nightmare came true, and instead of arriving on time they came a whopping seven hours later and arrived at 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON!!!

-They brought a truck half the size they promised us. We have a 3 bedroom house, they sent a truck for a 2 bedroom apartment – dont believe the pictures on their website, you wont be recieving the trucks they promise you, and I guaruntee those aren’t even pictures of trucks they own.

-My neighbour had to bring our remaining stuff to us the next day, 3 hours away (Cambridge all the way to Bracebridge area).

-We had to pay for the extra truck rental time the new owners of our house incurred because of the seven hour delay – $500, and they were not able to move in until the next morning

-The movers were finally done at our new home at 2 a.m. the following day

-In disputing the original bill the following day I was told by Eugene (THE OWNER OF MIRCALE MOVERS) that someone from ‘Customer Service’ would call me, but instead, I recieved a call from one of the movers, Dimitri, who proceeded to scream at me for 10 minutes, threaten me, and exclaim that God would harm my children if I didn’t pay in full that day. He actually wished harm upon my unborn children!!! And it was at that point I called the police and they spoke to him directly, cautioning him that he could go to jail. So, what happens is that EUGENE doesn’t pay his movers until they collect the total bill. He holds them accountable and then they have to threaten the customer in order to get paid by Eugene. THAT is how Mircale Movers they deal with their customers.

-Bottom line, this company is run by criminals who should be in jail for the way they mistreat their trusting customers (and their overworked and what I can only assume to be illegally employed staff for that matter). I cannot say anything else other than to STAY AWAY FROM MIRACLE MOVERS. DO NOT GO NEAR THIS COMPANY UNLESS YOU WANT TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS. They are horrible and should be put out of business for good. Do not give these criminals a dime of your money. Do not be lured by their competitive prices, they are low for a reason!!!

And Eugene, feel free to respond to this should you feel the need, but you know EXACTLY what happened. And the fact that I actually trusted your word is what sickens me the most and makes me feel so stupid. You are a horrible person who takes advantage of your trusting customers and your company will not be around much longer if I have anything to do about it.

Used a great company named Moving Titan based out of Brampton.Very polite staff from the female agent answering the calls to the movers themselves.What you are quoted is what you pay and no hidden fees with this company.

I wish I had read the comment about Miracle Movers. Don’t rent them. It cost me almost $500 by the end of the whole move. They were very slow and did not do much work. My friends and family moved a lot of my furniture and boxes into the truck. I was only moving one block over and even with me giving them direction they ended up going the wrong way and getting lost…… Needless to say they charged me for their incompetence in getting lost. Don’t use them, save yourself that big regret.

DON’T EVER CALL PARDES MOVERS (416 9097960)……. A TWO HOUR JOB ENDS IN 5 HOURS PLUS EXTRA CHARGE FOR HEAVY THINGS (WHEN I ASKED WHAT’S HEAVY THEY SHOWED A BOX OF BOOKS). I EVEN CALLED POLICE!!!

I just wanted to take the time to write a quick review for Adrian the Mover. I used him for a household move that was a little tricky due to my grandmother’s antique furniture and baby grand piano that they had to move. The BBB actually recommended these guys to me! They have an A+ rating with the BBB after more than 20 years of being in business. The team was so nice and helpful, they were on time, packed everything carefully and expertly, and moved all my antique furniture and piano with no damage whatsoever. I was very relieved! They finished on time and on budget. I also recommended them to a friend who did an office move and they were very happy with them too, they worked over the weekend to minimize the business’s downtime, and reset up the office in hte new location. You can see http://www.adrianthemover.com or call 416-944-2018. Hope this review helps someone!

Not because I am CBC but i have used http://www.RightMotion.com just a day before, No complaint at all. :-)) they are good cbc.

Avoid Highland Moving Systems in the Toronto area. Quote was under by 23.3%, showed up 1 1/2 hours late, packers never packed before, complained, needed many cigarette breaks, and i had to tell them they missed packing drawers and cupboards in the kitchen. Insisted on payment before they would start to pack and then several days later denied having payment and delayed our shipment. Did not get necessary papers for crossing border, used old boxes that lost their integrity, once they delivered would not respond to phones calls or emails. They had many many excuses-basically calling us liars and kept telling us how good they were, and that it was a 3rd generation business. Don’t see a future for the fourth generation if this type of “service” continues. What a nightmare!!

I read the post about Tom Trucker, they are amazing. Best movers I have ever used!nThe moved my whole apartment for $192 including tax! They wrapped-up all of my stuff and they didn’t break or scratch anything! They had special containers for my clothing and they laid special pads on the floor to protect them.
I will certainly use Tom Trucker again the next time I need to move!

Do NOT use MULTICITY MOVING. They are the worst moving company I have ever dealt with. They broke stuff even before it got on the truck, and then hid other broken things so I couldn’t see them until after they left, and refused to sign a receipt at the end of the move. They refused to pay any of the damage, and the owner Abraham Avanus told me to F*** Off.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY

Moving Titan based in Brampton is a great Toronto Mover.Movers are very polite and handle your furniture with great care.I would recommend you give these guys a try should you be moving soon or anytime in the near future.
http://www.movingtitan.com/mt_upfrontfees.htm

A&D movers is the best hands down. On time and no travel charges in Gta.
2 hour minimum,that means two hours of full work.
Rates include Hst,gas and labour-cant beat it.

Stay very far away. If your not a fan of overpriced, lazy, slow and inefficient movers then do not hire this company. I expected much more when they sent over two huge guys for such a small apartment move. It took them all day and we paid way more then quoted because of it. Never again Miracle Movers, its a miracle you’re still in business..

These guys are terrible. They take your money $3,500 by the way, won’t contact you back. No sense of urgency when it comes to moving your stuff to destination, and last but not least indignant when you call to find out where your stuff is.

Seems like Agility Moving has a lot of fans on this site. But it seems more than a little suspicious that ALL the reviewers care enough to put in the website address and the contact number. Are they written by someone at the company??

We used Agility Moving this past weekend. They were good, didn’t damage a thing, competitive rates, friendly workers. I’ll use em again mostly because of their up front billing.

The previous comment about Pardes Mover by Lamb is absoutely correct. They were slow and they have blacking mailing attitude. First they loaded all stuff on the truck and then asked for cash payment. Afterwards they left without finishing and left the stuff lying in the loading area.

GTA STAR MOVERS (Toronto): WARNING!!

These guys charged us $200 over the quoted, and GUARANTEED price which they had even provided to us in writing in a contract. When we complained about them not meeting their contract, they falsely claimed we added items to the move that were not previously there during the time of quote and then lied about us saying we had said we were not going to take some of the larger items with us (like our $4000 piano which was brand new and we would have absolutely no reason to leave behind). They damaged MULTIPLE ITEMS (including our piano, leather couch, hardwood floors, etc) and were completely unprofessional and unprepared for the move. They refused to let us file a claim saying they investigated and decided they would not cover it. They did not come see the damage, refused to view the pics we took and the investigation entailed the manager asking me to hold for two secs while he asked the 3 young guys who moved us if they did it, to which they replied “no”. That was the entirety of their “investigation”. We had ABSOLUTELY no recourse for getting the damages fixed or to get the overcharge money back. We filed a complaint with Better Business Bureau and they failed to even respond to the complaint despite numerous warnings. We then found out that the web address on the back of the contract they provided for filing claims, belonged to a completely independent company and they were using it illegally!!! This is BY FAR the worst experience I have ever had with any company!

I moved 4 times in past 2 years. My last one was such a nightmare, I just warn anyone who’s planning to use movers.

I used Jia Jia Moving on October 29th, 2011
************* Read their contract carefully!!! You have to pay in full BEFORE unloading. (How do you even know how long it will take?)

Brief description of the job:
2 bdrm condo: 1 Queen size mattress, filing cabinet, 30″ old fashioned TV, baby dresser, 3 book cases, gliding chair, sectional sofa, 46″ flat TV, TV stand, electric piano, glass detachable dining table, IKEA desk (detachable), Canadian Tire pantry, 2 small book cases, small batch and about 40 boxes (I tried everything in the boxes so that it will be easier to move with a dolly).

1:15pm
The movers showed up at 1121 Steeles Ave. W.
I sat in the corner of kitchen trying to stay out of the way.

2:30pm – 3:30 pm
I was surprised to see how many boxes are still left and none of the furnitures went out. Only one of the movers was actually doing work and the other one (Wilson Shao??) was in the master bedroom for quite a while. First I thought he was covering TV or mattress with blanket but when I went into the room, I didn’t see any changes except for maybe a few boxes were stacked.
So I went downstairs to see if there is any problem with the truck and saw only about 20-30 boxes moved after 1.5 hours. At this point, I felt alert and called Mary at Jia Jia to notify the situation and asked if I can get other movers or other solution. She gave a call to the driver and things got even worse. He started complaining that I called in and he slowed down even more.
My husband started moving stuff.

4:45pm
The truck arrived at my new place which is only 10-15 minutes away.

Immediately, the driver asked for full payment. He estimated the finishing time as 6:30pm.

After some argument, we paid him $400 and told him start moving.

HE REFUSE TO MOVE A SIGNLE ITEM TO UPSTAIRS. He just left everything including mattress in the living room and kitchen.

After 1/3 through he wanted a full payment before doing any work. HE ASKED FOR $624 AT THIS TIME.

I had to go to attend my 3-year-old son who was waiting in the car parked next door.

6:30 pm

The movers left.

My husband had to let them go because the driver said the moving will be done at 7:30 pm. At this point, the driver gave some money back (THIS IS THE AMOUNT ON THE INVOICE) and left remaining items on our drive way.

IN ORDER TO MOVE THE FURNITURES TO UPSTAIRS, WE HAD TO PAY $100 TO OUR CONTRACTOR WHO WERE WORKING ON OUR BASEMENT AT THE TIME.

I have a business and needed to move to a larger location and in an extremely short period of time. The moving company that provided my services were not only responsive, polite and professional, they also got the move done in a very organized fashion. I believe that many people are disappointed in moving companies because at the end of the move they always want a “better deal”. If you pay the bill, you will not have any issues. Bazinga Movers quoted me AND listed their prices on their website and I had absolutely no issues at all!!! Bazinga Movers, you saved us and for that… I thank you!! Your guys did an amazing job!

If anyone needs to contact me if you’re unsure of the legitimacy of this post, please feel free to contact me at taheer.daya@webgentech.ca

Regards,
Taheer

DO NOT FALL IN THE VICIOUS TRAP OF PARDES MOVERS

• Harass You To Pay More
• Show Aggressive And Rough Behaviour To Customers
• Tons Of Hidden Charges
• Do Not Inform About Actual Rates on Phone
• Threaten You to Get Sued in Court
• Threaten to Unload Items from the Truck on the Road

MR. SAIF, BANGLADESHI OWNER OF THE COMPANY, USED HARSH & VULGAR LANGUAGE WHEN OUR OPINIONS WERE EXPRESSED.

Google for “Pardes Movers” and you will see their company site.
Previous victims have also mentioned that this “father-son” business had their license once terminated due to fraud and cheating on customers.

Agree, I used Miracle Movers. No issues, wel I can say there service is 4,5 not 5 rating, but the movers were hard working, polite, and professionally trained. The loading and unloading were fast and efficient. I enjoyed the customer service as well as movers’ job.

Another “DON’T DO IT!!!” for Highland Moving of Whitby ON. Scumbag guy who runs the place tried sticking us up for hundreds $ extra (looks like 700’s his favorite number) if we wanted our stuff back, and acted like it was his right to do it…wish we’d looked here sooner, or at the google reviews saying the same thing. AVOID!